New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-20
THEY CENSURE THE HOSPITAL
INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN VIEWS.

NJ. X. JEsUP, W. r. DODGE AND DR.. AGNEw THINE
THERE HAS BEEN MISTAKE
The Hospital Saturday and Sunday Association held
It's last meeting for the last evening On Saturday
and sunday next the yearly collections will be taken In
tho churches and the trades for the benefit Of the
hospitals In the city It the first meeting since the
withdrawal OF the PRESBYTERIAN Hospital from the asss-
caiisn There large attendance OF the members.
among them several who are connected with the
Presbyterian Church and tho Hospital. and do not
approve the action OF the Presbytery. George MacCu
lsch Miller presided and called attention to the action OF
the Presbyterian Hospital secretary Bussng then read
the following letter fran President John 8 Kennedy.
stating the action Of the hospital and its for with
drawing from the association:
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Dec. IL. 1887 !
GEORGE NJ MILLER. Esq. Prcsdenk DC.
DEAR SIR: The managers Of the Presbyteran Hospital
nave after careful considerations at mseting specially
DAY and Sunday Association. unanimously resolved to
Withdraw from said association. The reasons for this
action are, briefly. rs follows:
Whom our hospital united with this association the
principle OF encouraging gifts to designated institutions
WIN which the donors had special relations ana sympa
thy was actnow lodged and recognized and the stlnu
lang and fostering snch gifts was named In the const
association At he recent meeting OF the association the
cons tuition has been amended by striking out the object
10 from those which are sonsht oy inc as7.ea
non We believe. "a we have dene from tho frst that
these specially designated Gifts to institutions with which
much more value both to donors and recipients than
those given generally for hospital purposes 10 no special
recommended. the Presbyterian Hospital would never
have united with the Hospital Saturday and sunday AS
seciatsn Git- OF this character being now dscounte-
nances by the action Of The association we feel that no
course IL open to us but to withdraw Yours very
respectfully. JOHN s. kENSEDY.
President OF the Presbyterian Hospital In the City Of
New.York
Whom the Secretary had finished Mr. Miller said that
he felt that the association had douo all In its power to
prevent its Presbyterian friends from taking this step.
He hoped that 1t not final and he asked the secre
tsry to read several letters from members OF the Presby
terrain Church. who did agree with the hospital or tho
Presbytery In sanctionng the withdrawal. The first
letter from Morris X. Jssup. who Ia member OF the
association Mr.. Jesup wrote thus 10 Mr.. Miller:
regret exceedingly what has takon place the Hes
pal Saturday and sunday Association AMI do not NJ
all sympsthlzs with the action OF the New YORK Presoy
r.n:w my request that my n"rao be ieit .o o.
OF the Directors OF the Association for me reasons
alluded 10 concluded Prcsbr teriln 10 stand by the
as.ocat.n TRUST the good peope OF the city will not
be inlmencei by what been done. bur will CEN
time to send in their gig Tor the een. Of ne ~
deRomlnatonal lines and prcjulices
william f. Dodge wrote:
Icannot tell you how panied and surprised am at the
action as to tho Presb,!erian Hospital. u those VINO
svs Christ ana clan 10 he influenced by HIS teachnf
cannot cooperate tender care for the sex ana lying
II certaRly speaks STRANGELY fer our christian civza
ton have bcsH absent from the city ana nave al no
opportunity OF the managers OF the haspita
but all hs Presbyterian laymen nave met feel hnrt ana
nsrtlhsi. -
Thrro must be some odd misunderstanding. which
trust will lie set hight believe many Contributions
will come mis- year 10 your committee
Dr u. Il. ~. John Rosa said that he was In entire
sympathy with the association and he should use al MS
Influence 10 discourage any aniasoni8m to lis catholic
work Or Cornelius r. ANEW eXprrssel IN letter III
strong terms his regret AT the action OF the
Hospital He said that many OF the MANAGERS of the
hospital also felt the same way, anu ne tnshgut
that this acton vsulu ultimately be recons"eteu
lie was IN fav"r OF Encouraging designated gus *
judge Waterbury offered resolution 10 the eHeot thaI
the association received thi, statement ot the fresOy
teras Hospital with regret ani hoped tha; h" managers
would reconsider their action. This was hl"pteu;;
Or Armiage proposed that c"hihlt.'"
lavmon he appoint Ell. With me plesHcht
confer with tho OF the hospital Ihe MOTION
being adopted Mr. Miller appointed Jacob H. schlH ana
GesrEe G. MAgoun TO act with hlnssR Oh tho com
miter.
A letter was received from tho Rev. DR. Iu0kle'
prssdeuf 81 the ~cnev Hospital IN Brooklyn su gesung
organza'sn OF the churche, % Nav YORK ana bo"N
for hospital work. and tkirg inquiries win ieG"Iu
10 tie uo,.n of the Methodist Episcopu churches ana
tAeir contributions In the association Dr. BAKER wrote
4 reply TO his Inquiries